How-To #3: Antique Looking Sign (with a DIY, cracked paint finish)

This is a HOW-TO on making a paint finish look old and cracked. Today I made a simple sign for my wedding. I did not write anything on the sign yet – that is the fiance’s job! Enjoy!

In the video I used a black spray paint for my base coat. I used MDF – that is why I used a base coat. If you ARE going to use a base coat make sure it is darker than the top coat, and also use an acrylic brush-on paint – NOT SPRAY PAINT like I did (it obviously works with spray paint like my video shows, but you’ll have much better results with the other). I used spray paint because I am cheap and had it laying around, so thats what i used!

Hey SSM, the wedding is in June of 2012! We are both really excited! The cool part is that I actually have stuff like this that I can make for our wedding! Its my very very very small contribution to the wedding planning.. haha

Thejaz, I’ve never heard of doing it that way. I wonder if it’ll work?

I have to laugh at myself, because in the beginning I showed how “safety conscious” I was by putting on my goggles and ear protection, and then like an idiot – I’m pushing my wood through with a metal square. haha. When i shot the video I couldnt find my push stick anywhere! I normally do not use a metal square. To prove this: Here is my blog of all my different push stick designs…..I only had this one last piece to cut, so couldnt reshoot it showing my proper Push Stick technique! If you want to make me a proper push stick (maybe one of my designs in my blog) – I’d be MORE than happy to send you my address. Maybe you can make me your best push stick…and I’ll make you my version of the best push stick, and we’ll swap and show them off in a blog/forum to other LJ’s?????? that’d be cool.